Jboss: A Developer’s Notebook

There's nothing ordinary about JBoss. What began as an open source EJB container project six years ago has become a fully certified J2EE 1.4 application server with the largest market share, competitive with proprietary Java application servers in features and quality. And with its dynamic architecture, JBoss isn't just a J2EE server. You can alter the services to make J2EE work the way you want, or even throw J2EE away completely.After more than a million downloads, many JBoss users are no longer trying it out on internal test boxes, but rolling it out on production machines. JBoss: A Developer's Notebook takes you on a complete tour of JBoss in a very unique way: rather than long discussions, you will find code--lots of code. In fact, the book is a collection of hands-on labs that take you through the critical JBoss features step-by-step. You don't just read about JBoss, you learn it through direct practical application. That includes exploring the server's many configurations: from bare features for simple applications, to the lightweight J2EE configuration, to everything JBoss has in store-including Hibernate and Tomcat.JBoss: A Developer's Notebook also introduces the management console, the web services messaging features, enhanced monitoring capabilities, and shows you how to improve performance. At the end of each lab, you'll find a section called "What about..." that anticipates and answers likely follow-up questions, along with a section that points you to articles and other resources if you need more information.JBoss is truly an extraordinary application server. And we have an extraordinary way for you to learn it.

Presents a collection of hands-on labs that take the reader through the critical JBoss features, which includes exploring the server's many configurations: from bare features for simple applications, to the lightweight J2EE configuration, to everything JBoss has in store-including Hibernate and Tomcat.

The Developer's Notebook Series;Notebooks Are...;Notebooks Aren't...;Organization;Preface;Conventions Used in This Book;Using Code Examples;Comments and Questions;Safari® Enabled;Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Installing and Running JBoss;1.1 Installing the Server;1.2 Starting Up JBoss;1.3 Examining the Server (JMX ConsoleJMX ConsoleJMX Console;1.4 Shutting Down the Server;1.5 Specifying a Server Configuration;1.6 Creating a New Configuration;Chapter 2: Deploying an Application on JBoss;2.1 Getting Ant;2.2 Creating and Packaging the Application;2.3 Running the Application;2.4 Modifying the Deployed Application;2.5 Exploding Deployments;2.6 Viewing the Application on the Management Console;2.7 Uninstalling the Application;Chapter 3: Creating a Complete Application;3.1 Building the EJB Tier;3.2 Using XDoclet to Build the Web Tier;3.3 Defining Users;3.4 Deploying the Application;3.5 Examining the Database;Chapter 4: Connecting to a Real Database;4.1 Setting Up MySQL;4.2 Adding the JDBC Driver;4.3 Creating a Datasource;4.4 Linking the Datasource to Our Application;4.5 Monitoring the Connection Pool;Chapter 5: Applying Security;5.1 Defining a Security Domain;5.2 Using a Relational Database for Users;5.3 Using Hashed Passwords;5.4 Using an LDAP Server for Users;5.5 Stacking Login Modules;5.6 Enabling SSL;Chapter 6: Logging;6.1 Configuring log4j;6.2 Adding a Logging Category;6.3 Configuring the Log Format;6.4 Creating a New Logfile;6.5 Rolling Logfiles;6.6 Adjusting Logging from the JMX Console;6.7 HTTP Access Logs;6.8 Logging Generated SQL for CMP;Chapter 7: Configuring Persistence;7.1 Managing Schema;7.2 Mapping Objects;7.3 Mapping Relations;7.4 Adding Audit Data;7.5 Generating Primary Keys;Chapter 8: Managing and Monitoring JBoss;8.1 Starting the Web Console;8.2 Monitoring Your Application;8.3 Working with MBeans;8.4 Monitoring MBeans;8.5 Creating a Snapshot;8.6 Creating a Monitor;8.7 Creating an Email Alert;8.8 Managing JBoss from the Command Line;Chapter 9: Rolling Out JBoss;9.1 Securing the Management Consoles;9.2 Securing the JMX Invoker;9.3 Removing the HTTP Invokers;9.4 Configuring the JMS Invokers;9.5 Removing Hypersonic;9.6 Configuring Tomcat Connectors;9.7 Setting a Root Web Application;9.8 Removing the Class Download Service;;